Tarpley, N. (1998). I Love My Hair. Canada: Little, Brown and Company.
This book is about a young African American girl’s hair. It is bedtime and she is with her mother who is combing the tangles out of her hair. The young girl finds this painful, but her mother reminds her how lucky she is to have beautiful hair. As her mother combs her hair, she tells her daughter all the things that can be done with her hair. The young girl imagines all the wonderful things her mother is talking about. The young girl loves when her mom puts beads in her hair, (her hair then makes music when she walks). The young girl is learning to be proud of her hair. It is part ofher heritage.
The diverse group being depicted is African American young girls.
Before reading this text, I didn’t really thing about how African American hair is different than a white person’s hair. I didn’t think a young little African American girl would know any different. Young girls are already subjected to what is considered to be beautiful in America.
This short story of a young African American girl and her hair enhanced my cultural awareness of my future students in many ways. I now know that some African American girls wonder about their hair and how it is different than other girl’s hair of different nationalities. It is important to tell them how great their hair is and how it is a part of their heritage. They should always be proud of themselves and their uniqueness.
I didn’t know that an Afro style hairdo was a way for African Americans to stand up for what they believed and an image to let the world know they are proud to be who they were.
This text was relevant to making my classroom a community in so many ways. This book is for ages 5-8. This was a simple story to let a young African American be the star of the day and let other classmates understand who she is and where she comes from. This was a great book explaining all the different ways African Americans can wear their hair through great illustrations done by E. B. Lewis.
I would recommend this text to others. It was a simple story with a strong message and content. Young African American girls might hate their hair and not consider it beautiful, but hopefully after they hear this story and get a positive response from a teacher, they could think differently about their hair. All students need that role model to look at them like the star they are!
Yes. What a great message and great way to talk about differences and to celebrate those differences in a classroom.
Tarpley, N. (1998). I Love My Hair. Canada: Little, Brown and Company.
This book is about a young African American girl’s hair. It is bedtime and she is with her mother who is combing the tangles out of her hair. The young girl finds this painful, but her mother reminds her how lucky she is to have beautiful hair. As her mother combs her hair, she tells her daughter all the things that can be done with her hair. The young girl imagines all the wonderful things her mother is talking about. The young girl loves when her mom puts beads in her hair, (her hair then makes music when she walks). The young girl is learning to be proud of her hair. It is part ofher heritage.
The diverse group being depicted is African American young girls.
Before reading this text, I didn’t really thing about how African American hair is different than a white person’s hair. I didn’t think a young little African American girl would know any different. Young girls are already subjected to what is considered to be beautiful in America.
This short story of a young African American girl and her hair enhanced my cultural awareness of my future students in many ways. I now know that some African American girls wonder about their hair and how it is different than other girl’s hair of different nationalities. It is important to tell them how great their hair is and how it is a part of their heritage. They should always be proud of themselves and their uniqueness.
I didn’t know that an Afro style hairdo was a way for African Americans to stand up for what they believed and an image to let the world know they are proud to be who they were.
This text was relevant to making my classroom a community in so many ways. This book is for ages 5-8. This was a simple story to let a young African American be the star of the day and let other classmates understand who she is and where she comes from. This was a great book explaining all the different ways African Americans can wear their hair through great illustrations done by E. B. Lewis.
I would recommend this text to others. It was a simple story with a strong message and content. Young African American girls might hate their hair and not consider it beautiful, but hopefully after they hear this story and get a positive response from a teacher, they could think differently about their hair. All students need that role model to look at them like the star they are!
Yes. What a great message and great way to talk about differences and to celebrate those differences in a classroom.
July 25th, 2011